Toy



TOY

Filed Nov. :50, 1927 MY/z'd/WB, 0.5502776 .NVENTOR /5 BY 61m;

ATTO R N EY WITNESS:

Patented Apr. 16, 1929.

"UNITED STATES WILLIAM B'. osnonnn, or LOS anonnns, oALIIronnIA.

Application filed November 30, 1927. Serial No- 236,778.

The present invention relates to toys and particularly to mechanical toys. I i

The objects of the invention are to provide toy which may be thrown into the air and which, at a predetermined time, after it has been so projected by the propelling force, will open a parachute and gradually descend to the ground.

Another object of the invention is to provide mechanical means which maybe placed .under tensi on and which will release the parachute after a predetermined period of time haselapsed after the toy has been projected into the air. e r

A further object of the invention is to provide means whereby when the toy is wound up that the force in the tension spring may be utilized for opening the parachute for each of a plurality of projections of the toy and means whereby for each revolution of the wheel of the mechanism, the parachute will be opened.

Further objects are to provide means to prevent the accidental disconnection of the parachute holding means.

Other objects are simplicity of construction, cheapness of manufacture and simplicity of operation.

Further objects and advantages will appear from the subjoined specification and will be set forth in the appended claims.

In the drawings j Figure 1 shows a toy constructed in accordance with my invention and showing the parachute as folded upon the back of the toy.

Figure2 is a similar view showing the parachute open and the toy descending.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary View of the toy on an enlargedscale with parts broken away to show the. internal mechanism.

Figure 4 is a section on line 4'4 of Figure 3, looking in the direction of the arrows and further illustrating the relation of the various elements of the mechanism to each other.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 10 designates a figure which may be, as in the present instance, in the form of a doll to the back of which is secured a parachute 11 connected therewith permanently by cords 12, said parachute'being foldable and adapted to be secured on the back of the toy by means of a cord 13 having a coiled spring 14 secured to one end thereof. The coiled spring 14, as will be seen from Figure 4, lies wholly Within the hollow interior of the toy and-isconnected at the end opposite to that to which the cord is connected to a lug 15 on a shaft 17 ournaled in a frame 18 which is secured by suitable means to the'inner walls of the toy, the end of the shaft projecting beyond the walls of-the toy and having a dog 16 secured to the shaft and having an upwardly extending hooked end 18 adapted to hook in a ring 19 on the free end of the cord 13. Interiorly of the body of the toy, the shaft17 has secured thereto an arm 20 providing a round surface 21 secured to a shaft 22 and j ournaled v in the frame 18 is a lever 23 having one arm thereof weighted as at 24, said lever lying on the exterior of the toy and having a finger 25 on the opposite arm ofthe lever 26 to that There is also ournaled in the frame, a shaft 28 to one end of which is secured a gear 29,

to which the weight 24 is attached,said finger the teeth of which mesh with a gear 30 on V [shaft 31 which is provided with a second gear 32 meshing with a gear 33 on a shaft 34, all of said shafts lying in parallelism with each other and being journaled in the frame 18, the shaft 34' having a portion thereof projecting beyond one side of the frame and being provided with a retarding valve 35 se- .cured thereto and'extending f'rom the gear 29 e r is an arm 36 having a finger 37 .extendmg therefrom and adapted'to rotate with the gear 29, the finger 25 of the lever being adapted to lie in the path of rotation of the finger 37 to prevent accidental rotation of said wheels.

The arm 20 is also adapted to lie in the path of rotation of the finger 37 and presents its rounded side 21 thereto. The mechanism of the device may be' placed under tension through a coiled spring 38, being of the usual clock spring type. The spring casing is pro vided with a crown gear 39 on one face thereof adapted to articulate with the teeth of a crown gear 40 on the end of the winding'rod 41, said rod having a ratchet 42 at its lower end the teeth of which engage with a pawl 43 secured to the body of the toy/the reduced shaft 44 secured to the shaft 41 projecting throughthe walls of the toy and being provided with a winding key 45 on the exterior of the toy. j I

The operation of the device is as follows Presuming the parachute to be folded and secured to the back of the toy as in Figure 1 by means of the cord 13 co-operating with the spring 1 1 and the mechanism for holding the same against accidental detachment. \Vhen it is desired to throw the toy into the air and have the parachute open after a predetermined length of time, the Weighted end 2st of the lever 23.is raised whereupon the linger37 mounted on the gear 29 is freed from the finger 25 permitting the rotation of the gear 29 which is retarded in its rotation through the fan After the wheel 29 has made a substantially complete revolution, it will come in Contact with the rounded surface of the arm rotating the shaft 17 in a clockwise direction releasing the book 18 from the ring 19 and permitting the parachute to unfold to a position such as shown in Figure 2 whereupon the toy which is preferably made of light material will gradually settle to the ground. The finger 37 will Continue its course until it reaches its initial position when it will be'stopped by the finger on the lever 23 which has by this time returned to its original position. In this manner the com plete unwinding of the spring is prevented and the toy may be again thrown into the air folding the parachute on the back thereof and securing the ring 19 over the end of the hook 18. c

Having described my invention what I 1 claim is 1. A flying toy comprising a doll, a folded parachute, cords connecting the parachute with the body of the doll an elastic cord attached to the doll at one end and a latch at the other end, said latch holding the para chute folded, a spring actuated gear train within the doll, and a trigger operated by the gear train to release the latch and free the parachute a determined time period after the doll has been thrown in the air.

*2. A toy of the characterdescribed comprising a body having a parachute attached thereto and adapted to be folded on the back of the body, means for holding said parachute folded on said body comprising a cord, a hook connected with said cord at one end thereof, a ring on said cord adapted to be received over said hook, an arm connected with said hook and having a rounded surface, a lever pivotally secured to the toy and a wheel rotatedly mounted therein, a finger on said lever and a linger on said wheel, the finger on the lever being adapted to normally lie in the path of rotation of the finger on the wheel, said arm also lying in the path of rotation of the finger on the wheel, a spring associated with said wheel and adapted to be'placed under tension and means for retarding the retation of said wheels.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

/VILLIAM B. OSBORNE. 

